The Difference Between Individual, Sovereign Planetary Humans & Regular Humans?

[Luke Smith]

I've heard the term "Individual, Sovereign Planetary Human Beings", and variants thereof, tossed around by certain libertarians in the freedom movement. The aforementioned variant I believe is NHArticleTen's variant, but I have heard other variants such as "Sovereign Individual" tossed around a lot by other people in the freedom movement, too.

I'm just wondering what the difference is between regular human beings and "Sovereign Individuals", "Individual, Sovereign Planetary Human Beings", whatever you want to call them, is.

[NHArticleTen]

Each and every human being is, in fact, a separate INDIVIDUAL...pretty self-explanatory...

Each and every human being is, in fact, a separate SOVEREIGN...regardless of whether or not...or how much...or how little...they are enslaved against their will...

(who wants to be a slave?)

The usage of "regular" or "planetary" or any other some-such is just personal preference...


you may well subjugate yourself, via contract, to whatever type of arrangement you voluntarily enter into...

but you may NOT subjugate others, directly or indirectly, without their FULLY-INFORMED VOLUNTARY CONSENT...and a FULL-DISCLOSURE MUTUALLY-AGREEABLE contract...

[Luke Smith]

But you call yourself NHArticleTen. That means that you acknowledge the authority of the New Hampshire Constitution, and thus the authority of the State of New Hampshire, since you are naming yourself after the 10th article of the NH Bill of Rights. Thus you are not a "sovereign, planetary human being", but just a regular human being that is living in New Hampshire under the laws of New Hampshire, and enjoying the rights that are given to you under the New Hampshire Constitution.

[Alex Libman 14]

According to my upcoming philosophy book (DON'T RUSH ME!!!), the universe is divided into two forms of matter: (1) Rational "Economic Actor" Lifeforms and (2) natural resources.  The former have natural rights, including the right to homestead the latter as their property and do with it as they see fit.  Humans are the only examples of the former that are known so far, but one does not need to be from Earth (or even be a carbon-based lifeform) to be a rational economic actor.

The word "sovereign" is probably just hyperbole for self-ownership.  As for the word "individual", it all depends on how the entities' mental processing is carried out.  Human beings are clearly autonomous entities with an isolated capacity for thought, action, and reaping the consequences of said action - thus we're all individuals.  If we ever come across an extraterrestrial hive-mind, it will naturally have collective rights.

[NHArticleTen]

But you call yourself NHArticleTen. That means that you acknowledge the authority of the New Hampshire Constitution, and thus the authority of the State of New Hampshire, since you are naming yourself after the 10th article of the NH Bill of Rights. Thus you are not a "sovereign, planetary human being", but just a regular human being that is living in New Hampshire under the laws of New Hampshire, and enjoying the rights that are given to you under the New Hampshire Constitution.

ummm....WRONG!

NHArticleTen is utilized solely and specifically to call attention to the RIGHT OF REVOLUTION...

"The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind."

http://www.nh.gov/constitution/billofrights.html

[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.

[Luke Smith]

But if you lived in some other state, then you wouldn't have this "Right of Revolution", now would you. In fact, I think it's silly to even say that you have it in New Hampshire, since no government can survive which gives its citizens a "Right of Revolution". Those who founded the State of New Hampshire probably didn't realize this when they wrote the NH Bill of Rights in 1783, but they certainly realized it by the time of Shays' Rebellion in 1787.

[Alex Libman 14]

There is no such thing as a "right to revolution", because a revolution is a collectivist act, while all rights are individual.  Revolution can be accomplished by exercising one's "right to self-defense", but it's only one way of doing it, and historically not the most effective.  The odds are far against you.  The murderous criminal enterprise called government is a reality, nukes and all.  If and how we resist -- and there are harsh consequences to resistance -- is a matter of personal choice.  Running away is a valid option.